Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai
SINCE 2002
Registered Under
- Society Reg. Act, 1860 No.: Maharashtra State, Mumbai 1309/2002 G.B.B.S.D.
- ublic Trust Reg. Act, 1950 No.: F-24894 (Mumbai)
- Registration U/S.12A(a) of Income Tax Act, 1961 No.: INS-37488
- Government of India, Income Tax Department Permanent Account No.: AAATP8558J
- Donation exempt u/s. 80G of Income Tax Act. 1961
- Recognized by : Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), Ministry of Environment & Forests, Govt. of India
- Affiliated with : World Animal Net Directory, U.S.A. & International Organization for Animal Protection (OIPA), Itally
Introduction
Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) is an independently registered Non-Government Organisation (NGO) founded in 2002 by like-minded youth who love to work in the field of animal welfare and environment protection under the leadership of young animal lover & environment friend Sunish Subramanian Kunju. The youth believed that their consistent efforts at grass-root level would be able to bring about a change on the two fronts. Over the years we have raised several pertinent issues concerning the environment and animals.
The journey of PAWS-Mumbai was started many years ago by helping local stray animals in central suburb of Mumbai that were ungraciously used in harrowing conditions, left to die on roadsides, full of maggot-wounds & weak due to starvation. On 14th May 2002, a few youngsters decided that they needed to effect a change, so they made the organization PAWS-Mumbai. Initially, we started our activities after our hard day’s work is not enough. “At night, we use to roam around walking or on our bikes with First Aid Kit, looking to treat maggot infected animals, we started making friendship by feeding stray and give first aid to injured one. If not possible for us, then we would have to transport them in auto rickshaws in order to get them to animal hospitals.
By seeing our hard work in 2005, we received an ambulance from Shilodaya Investment & Finance Pvt. Ltd. and in 2007 we received our second ambulance from Datar Power Management Pvt. Ltd. With this fleet of ambulances, we attended calls especially for wildlife rescue, to help forest department in transporting rescue wildlife and attend local animal distress calls. PAWS-Mumbai’s USP lies in the fact that it is only group in Mumbai run by the youth that works especially to help the cause of wildlife rescue. Incidentally, PAWS-Mumbai also helps rehabilitate wildlife, with the assistance of the wildlife department. This is especially important in a city like Mumbai where large numbers of areas are being developed every day, leaving little or no green cover for snakes and other wildlife that are common visitors to residential areas. PAWS-Mumbai Wildlife Rescue Team attends rescue calls and educates residents about snakes, most of whom are non-poisonous and not a danger to people. PAWS-Mumbai also runs an ambulance service for stray dogs and to rescue wildlife.
Working in a city like Mumbai is tough work and the PAWS-Mumbai team tries to be on the ball in every possible way. Every year, the team helps, saves, rescues and rehabilitates more than 1,000 animals. In addition to this, PAWS-Mumbai also organises tree plantation drives and has taken up cudgels on behalf of those protesting illegal tree cutting in Mumbai, which is sometimes carried out by residents and even the authorities at times.
As PAWS-Mumbai doesn't have a shelter where they can house and help injured animals, most volunteers take the animal victims home and treat them or send them to the nearest shelter or hospital. PAWS-Mumbai and our band of little volunteers is only NGO who have entered / feature in most of the nation, world records, have also received several letters of appreciation and awards for their work. The organisation not only enjoys the support of celebrities but has also taken active part in activities conducted by PAWS-Mumbai.
The organization grew strength to strength culminating in a successful society truly devoted to their chosen mission and vision.
Activities
Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai (PAWS-Mumbai) is an independently registered Non-Government Organisation (NGO) founded in 2002 by like-minded youth who love to work in the field of animal welfare and environment protection under the leadership of young animal lover & environment friend Sunish Subramanian Kunju. The youth believed that their consistent efforts at grass-root level would be able to bring about a change on the two fronts. Over the years we have raised several pertinent issues concerning the environment and animals.
The journey of PAWS-Mumbai was started many years ago by helping local stray animals in central suburb of Mumbai that were ungraciously used in harrowing conditions, left to die on roadsides, full of maggot-wounds & weak due to starvation. On 14th May 2002, a few youngsters decided that they needed to effect a change, so they made the organization PAWS-Mumbai. Initially, we started our activities after our hard day’s work is not enough. “At night, we use to roam around walking or on our bikes with First Aid Kit, looking to treat maggot infected animals, we started making friendship by feeding stray and give first aid to injured one. If not possible for us, then we would have to transport them in auto rickshaws in order to get them to animal hospitals.
By seeing our hard work in 2005, we received an ambulance from Shilodaya Investment & Finance Pvt. Ltd. and in 2007 we received our second ambulance from Datar Power Management Pvt. Ltd. With this fleet of ambulances, we attended calls especially for wildlife rescue, to help forest department in transporting rescue wildlife and attend local animal distress calls. PAWS-Mumbai’s USP lies in the fact that it is only group in Mumbai run by the youth that works especially to help the cause of wildlife rescue. Incidentally, PAWS-Mumbai also helps rehabilitate wildlife, with the assistance of the wildlife department. This is especially important in a city like Mumbai where large numbers of areas are being developed every day, leaving little or no green cover for snakes and other wildlife that are common visitors to residential areas. PAWS-Mumbai Wildlife Rescue Team attends rescue calls and educates residents about snakes, most of whom are non-poisonous and not a danger to people. PAWS-Mumbai also runs an ambulance service for stray dogs and to rescue wildlife.
Working in a city like Mumbai is tough work and the PAWS-Mumbai team tries to be on the ball in every possible way. Every year, the team helps, saves, rescues and rehabilitates more than 1,000 animals. In addition to this, PAWS-Mumbai also organises tree plantation drives and has taken up cudgels on behalf of those protesting illegal tree cutting in Mumbai, which is sometimes carried out by residents and even the authorities at times.
As PAWS-Mumbai doesn't have a shelter where they can house and help injured animals, most volunteers take the animal victims home and treat them or send them to the nearest shelter or hospital. PAWS-Mumbai and our band of little volunteers is only NGO who have entered / feature in most of the nation, world records, have also received several letters of appreciation and awards for their work. The organisation not only enjoys the support of celebrities but has also taken active part in activities conducted by PAWS-Mumbai.
The organization grew strength to strength culminating in a successful society truly devoted to their chosen mission and vision.
Activities
- Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
- Human Education / Awareness
- Adoptions & Rehoming
- Legal Issues & Cruelty Cases
- First Aid for Stray
- Ambulance Service*
- Vaccination for Strays
- Help & Co-ordinate with other like Minded NGOs
- Tree Plantation & Illegal Tree Cutting Issue
Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation
Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation is essential in conserving local wildlife populations and is critical in sustaining the balance of nature and countering multiple manmade threats that are so recurrent in a city. Rescue and rehabilitation translated mean the science of treating and providing temporary care for injured or displaced wildlife and the subsequent return of healthy individuals to appropriate habitats. Till date, the PAWS – Mumbai rescue team has rescued many snakes, parrots, mongoose, monitor lizards, muniyas, kites, owls, treated them and thereafter released them back into the wild. All this work has been acknowledged and backed by the city’s wildlife department. Keeping watch on wildlife trade & organizing raids.
Humane Education
With the help of mediums like video screening, live talks and interaction, the PAWS-Mumbai tries to create awareness about animal welfare and inform the public about animal laws and issues related to it. PAWS – Mumbai strongly feels that humane education is essential if the condition of animals has to improve.
Adoptions & Re-homing
Innumerable homeless and abandoned animals have been re-homed through our adoption Scheme. Adoption is done only after rigorous interviews.
Legal Issues & Cruelty Cases
Members of the PAWS – Mumbai team and Honorary Animal Welfare Officers also investigate cruelty cases, which include rescue calls. PAWS – Mumbai also initiate action against people inflicting cruelty on animals and inspect circuses and zoos. Inspection reports are thereafter sent to the respective authorities to further investigation.
First Aid for Strays
PAWS – Mumbai trustees and volunteers personally pound the pavements treating injured animals. Almost every evening and after work hours, PAWS - Mumbai volunteers go seeking out sick, injured animals on the road and give them needed first aid. At times, the volunteers forward cases to the veterinarians or take them to nearest hospital by ambulance; in past we use to take them by bike or a hired vehicle. There have also been instances where members of the group have treated and removed maggots from the animals like dogs, cats and cows.
Ambulance Service *
PAWS-Mumbai as two ambulances to help city animals in distress, one of it is run to attend (take) accident, wounded, ill stray animals calls to the nearest clinic or to the hospital. And other one is especially use for wildlife rescue found in city limit and we also provide our ambulance to wildlife department for transport of rescued wildlife during raids.
Vaccination for Strays
As everybody know that Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stopped killing dogs. Unfortunately, they have done little to assist in the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme for street dogs. The PAWS–Mumbai team conducts vaccination camps for stray dogs and cats so that they are immunized against rabies. These animals are also de-wormed on a regular basis.
Help & Co-ordinate with Other Like Minded NGOs
PAWS – Mumbai aims at helping and co-ordinating activities with other like-minded NGO’s so that it can reach out to more animals. At PAWS–Mumbai, we sincerely feel that the animal welfare movement should grow and in keeping with our mission, ‘together we can and we will make a difference’ will happen only when we co-ordinate our activities with other like minded NGOs.
Tree Plantation & Illegal Tree Cutting Issue
PAWS-Mumbai also undertakes tree plantation drives and takes up cudgels on the behalf of those who oppose tree cutting. For example, if someone complains about illegal tree cutting in their neighborhood, we follow up the complaint with an investigation and also inform the local Police and BMC authorities about the misdemeanor.
Wildlife rescue and rehabilitation is essential in conserving local wildlife populations and is critical in sustaining the balance of nature and countering multiple manmade threats that are so recurrent in a city. Rescue and rehabilitation translated mean the science of treating and providing temporary care for injured or displaced wildlife and the subsequent return of healthy individuals to appropriate habitats. Till date, the PAWS – Mumbai rescue team has rescued many snakes, parrots, mongoose, monitor lizards, muniyas, kites, owls, treated them and thereafter released them back into the wild. All this work has been acknowledged and backed by the city’s wildlife department. Keeping watch on wildlife trade & organizing raids.
Humane Education
With the help of mediums like video screening, live talks and interaction, the PAWS-Mumbai tries to create awareness about animal welfare and inform the public about animal laws and issues related to it. PAWS – Mumbai strongly feels that humane education is essential if the condition of animals has to improve.
Adoptions & Re-homing
Innumerable homeless and abandoned animals have been re-homed through our adoption Scheme. Adoption is done only after rigorous interviews.
Legal Issues & Cruelty Cases
Members of the PAWS – Mumbai team and Honorary Animal Welfare Officers also investigate cruelty cases, which include rescue calls. PAWS – Mumbai also initiate action against people inflicting cruelty on animals and inspect circuses and zoos. Inspection reports are thereafter sent to the respective authorities to further investigation.
First Aid for Strays
PAWS – Mumbai trustees and volunteers personally pound the pavements treating injured animals. Almost every evening and after work hours, PAWS - Mumbai volunteers go seeking out sick, injured animals on the road and give them needed first aid. At times, the volunteers forward cases to the veterinarians or take them to nearest hospital by ambulance; in past we use to take them by bike or a hired vehicle. There have also been instances where members of the group have treated and removed maggots from the animals like dogs, cats and cows.
Ambulance Service *
PAWS-Mumbai as two ambulances to help city animals in distress, one of it is run to attend (take) accident, wounded, ill stray animals calls to the nearest clinic or to the hospital. And other one is especially use for wildlife rescue found in city limit and we also provide our ambulance to wildlife department for transport of rescued wildlife during raids.
Vaccination for Strays
As everybody know that Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has stopped killing dogs. Unfortunately, they have done little to assist in the Animal Birth Control (ABC) programme for street dogs. The PAWS–Mumbai team conducts vaccination camps for stray dogs and cats so that they are immunized against rabies. These animals are also de-wormed on a regular basis.
Help & Co-ordinate with Other Like Minded NGOs
PAWS – Mumbai aims at helping and co-ordinating activities with other like-minded NGO’s so that it can reach out to more animals. At PAWS–Mumbai, we sincerely feel that the animal welfare movement should grow and in keeping with our mission, ‘together we can and we will make a difference’ will happen only when we co-ordinate our activities with other like minded NGOs.
Tree Plantation & Illegal Tree Cutting Issue
PAWS-Mumbai also undertakes tree plantation drives and takes up cudgels on the behalf of those who oppose tree cutting. For example, if someone complains about illegal tree cutting in their neighborhood, we follow up the complaint with an investigation and also inform the local Police and BMC authorities about the misdemeanor.
Achievements
- In November 2012, after meticulous efforts for over two years, Sunish succeeded in stopping use of Seven Elephants from Kerala to Dombivli in Thane district for Mumbai Pooram, the three day festival.
- In August 12, 2008 PAWS-Mumbai was the first to expose the trade of house Sparrow at Crawford Market in Mumbai and also solved the mystery behind the missing sparrows. It turned out to be one of the India’s biggest illegal animal selling markets.
- PAWS-Mumbai is the first NGO how had taken the task to find new home for retiring sniffer dogs from the Bombay Customs Department and success in giving happy home to Maya and Pinky.
- PAWS-Mumbai exposes real face condition of animals in Zoo & Circus by inspecting them and giving their reports to the consent authorities like Central Zoo Authority, Animal Welfare Board of India, etc for necessary action.
- PAWS-Mumbai was only NGO who had taken the objection against the decision to chop 277trees on the side of Powai Lake which are coming in the middle of construct of Jogging Track. The authority also stalls the decision to 30 trees. The authority has also agreed to plant 300 more trees around the jogging track to make area lush.
- PAWS-Mumbai jointly with Bombay Environment Social Network, Save Bombay Committee & Activist G R Vora, Kishan Mehta, M K Saran have success in saving 150 trees on LBS Marg being plan to chopped by MMRDA for road-widening project without following any processes. A Chipko Movement was also organised in which Chipko movement leader Sunderlal Bahuguna with his wife Vimla taken part, promoting MMRDA to stall the decision.
- PAWS-Mumbai launched complaint about two horses which were part of an illegal tonga race was fell off from the Andheri flyover to death & PAWS-Mumbai team provided all necessary evidence to the police by investigating the case by themselves, the Horse owner charge with “cruelty” and put the owner behind bars.
- PAWS-Mumbai exposed the wildlife trade racket through website. It was the first wildlife crime in which Forest Department has successes in rescuing 3 Bird (falcons) which are protected under Schedule I, Part III of Wildlife Protection Act 1972, arrested two youths and seized their vehicle (Santro), etc.
- Freedom of 75 Deer’s which was in illegally captivity since more than 40 Years by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Garden at Powai, Mumbai by using Right to Information – RTI, the information was collected and complaint was registered with Forest Department. In that case 4 top most Municipal Officers were offenders & finally after 3 years long follow-up, finally they were released in the natural habitat at Tungareshwar Sanctuary near Vasai. All the animals were transported in special trucks as per the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) guidelines in batches. Forest officers have also seized 120 Kg of deer’s horns & 1 Star Turtle.
- PAWS-Mumbai successes in closing down illegal Mini Zoos, which are especially on Municipal Plots.
- PAWS-Mumbai successes in closing down illegal wild bird selling shops in Bhandup, Mulund & Vikhroli areas of Mumbai & Thane city too.
- PAWS-Mumbai successes in stopping Parrot Astrology & Snake Charming.
Awards
- In 2013, PAWS-Mumbai Activist Nisha Subramanain Kunju honored with Aadhi Aabadi Woman Achievers Awards 2013 at New Delhi.
- In 2013, PAWS-Mumbai Founder Sunish Subramanian & Activist Nisha Kunju was honored with Rajiv Gandhi Excellence Award 2013 at New Delhi
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai Founder Sunish Subramanian honored with Karmaveer Puraskaar and Activist Nisha Kunju with Karmaveer Chakra 2012 by “iCONGO” at New Delhi, it’s a Global Awards for Social Justice and Citizen Action.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai Member Hitesh C. Yadav got entry in Miracles World Records as “Youngest Animal Saver”.
- In December 2012, PAWS-Mumbai received NAI Best Social NGO Award at NAI 20th Annual Conference & Award ceremony held at Constitution Club in New Delhi.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai youth team received Everest World Records as Youth Crusaders for Nature and its certificate was received from the hand of Member of Parliament Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh Naik at New Delhi.
- In 2012, In Asia Book of Records, PAWS-Mumbai’s Sparrow Conservation Mission made a record of “Most Sparrow Next Installed in a Single Day”.
- In 2012, Sparrow Conservation Mission – SCM, an initiative launched by PAWS-Mumbai entry in Unique World Records as Chirping Saver.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai entry in Unique World Records as Youngest Caring Hand.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai entry in World Records India and World Amazing Record 2012 as Youth for Mother Earth.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai Activist Nisha Kunju & Model Nathassha Sikka receiving International Woman's Day Achievers Award 2012 of Mummy’s Bachat Gut Magadarshan Kendra, a sister concern of Late Shri Dina Bama Patil Pratishthan.
- In 2012, PAWS-Mumbai young activist received receiving Hira Manek's International Woman's Day Achievers Award 2012 from the hands of Shri Sachin Ahir, Minister of state for Housing.
- In 2011, Assist World Records Research Foundation Honoured the PAWS-Mumbai Founder Sunish Subramanian Kunju with Honorary Awards 2011 as Best Youth for Animals, India.
- In August 2011, Plant & Animals Welfare Society - Mumbai received "S9 Karyaratna Puraskar 2011" as "Best NGO" from the hands of Members of Legislative Assembly Shri. Sardar Tara Singh in an event held at Bhandup Mumbai.
- In April 2011, PAWS-Mumbai Youngest Member Hitesh Yadav (6) received “Outstanding Student Award” for his exemplary achievement in the field of Social Work during 2010 – 2011 by the National Education Society & Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan on their 48th Foundation Day from the hands of Veteran Actress Zeenat Aman. In 2011, PAWS-Mumbai featured in “India Book of Record”.
- In April 2011, A “Public Felicitation” of PAWS-Mumbai Youngest Member Hitesh Yadav(6) by Bombay Natural History Society – BNHS for his conservation afford in very small age from the hands of Mrs Pheroza Godrej at BNHS Flamingo Festival held at Mumbai.
- In December 2010, PAWS-Mumbai received NAI Best NGO Award at NAI 18th Annual Conference & Award ceremony held at ISKCON Temple in New Delhi.
- In June 2010, PAWS-Mumbai Member Mr. R. V. Raghavan & daughter Gargi received Radio City 91.1 FM’s Pradushan Mukt Paryayaran Award – PMPA on the event World Environment Day from the hands of Mayor of Mumbai Smt. Shradda Jadhav for their environment conservation effort at Anushakti Nagar in Mumbai.
- In April 2010, PAWS-Mumbai Youngest Member Hitesh Yadav (5) received “Outstanding Student Award for being a Animal Activist” on the event of National Education Society & Saraswathi Vidya Bhavan’s Foundation Day held at Bhandup.
- In May 2010, PAWS-Mumbai founder Sunish Subramanian Kunju received “Hax World Newsmakers Achievers Award” as “Best Animal Activist” in an international event held at Taj Palace & Tower in Mumbai.
- In November 2009, PAWS-Mumbai Youngest Member Hitesh Yadav (4) received “ROBINAGE Bright Sparks Scholarship” by Robin Age. Robin Age is an award-winning weekly newspaper for children age between 6 to 15 years.
- In March 2009, PAWS-Mumbai founder Sunish Subramanian Kunju, was one of the snake catcher from 20 people from Maharashtra who were appointed as Snake Friend by Maharashtra State Government Forest department.
- In 2009, PAWS-Mumbai featured in “Limca Book of Records” as “Youth for Animals”.
- In March 2008, PAWS-Mumbai Activist Nisha Kunju received “YEPT’s Women of Substance Award” on International Women’s Day from the hand of Actor Mukesh Rishi.
- In February 2008, A “Public Felicitation” of PAWS-Mumbai founder Sunish Subramanian Kunju for his conservation work by the hands of Shri. Ayaz Memon (Journalist & Sports Editor of DNA – Daily News Analysis) at 4th HSBC Mumbai Bird Race organizer by Sunjoy Monga (Naturalist & Hon. Wildlife Warden, Mumbai Suburb)
- In December 2007, PAWS-Mumbai founder Sunish Subramanian Kunju received “Jwala Award” for “Helping city animals in distress” from the hands of Shri. Babu Kuzhemattam (a well know writer from Kerala).
- In February 2006, www.karmayog.org had selected PAWS-Mumbai as "Nonprofit of the Month" and received Certificate for Outstanding Service to Society in the field of "Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilitation".
- Receiving Appreciation Letter’s / Reward.
- Activity featured in all leading News Papers, Magazines and News Channel
Contact Us
Registration Address : Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai
2, Shiv Shakti, Patkar Compound, Gamdevi Road, Bhandup (West),
Mumbai – 400 078, Maharashtra, INDIA
Tel.: +91 22 25968314 – 13 | Helpline : +91 9833480388
E-Mail : pawsmumbai@gmail.com | call9833480388@gmail.com
Joint Facebook GROUP Page’s : www.facebook.com/groups/PAWSMumbai | www.facebook.com/groups/pawsmumbaingo
Link Facebook FAN Page’s : www.facebook.com/pawsmumbaingo
Contact Person : Sunish Subramanian Kunju - Founder & Secretary
Mobile : +91 9892179542 | E-Mail : sunishforpawsmumbai@gmail.com
Visit : www.pawsmumbai.org
Registration Address : Plant & Animals Welfare Society – Mumbai
2, Shiv Shakti, Patkar Compound, Gamdevi Road, Bhandup (West),
Mumbai – 400 078, Maharashtra, INDIA
Tel.: +91 22 25968314 – 13 | Helpline : +91 9833480388
E-Mail : pawsmumbai@gmail.com | call9833480388@gmail.com
Joint Facebook GROUP Page’s : www.facebook.com/groups/PAWSMumbai | www.facebook.com/groups/pawsmumbaingo
Link Facebook FAN Page’s : www.facebook.com/pawsmumbaingo
Contact Person : Sunish Subramanian Kunju - Founder & Secretary
Mobile : +91 9892179542 | E-Mail : sunishforpawsmumbai@gmail.com
Visit : www.pawsmumbai.org
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